arachnid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- + -id.

In classic literature

Synonyms

arachnoid

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